Balhousie Sidings
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Balhousie SidingsOpened on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway.
Description
These goods sidings were in the north of Perth, just to the north of Perth Goods [CR], their parent station. The sidings were on the east side of the line and approached from Balhousie Junction, just to the north. The line for the yard approached down the east side of Balhousie signal box, the main line from which these branched down the west side of the same box.
There was a timber yard and a siding served Murray's Mill. To the east, over the Town Lade, was the Wallace Works (Linens). Highland House was at the south end of the yard and appears in photographs taken within the site.
The yard survived the 1962 re-signalling and was only closed in the later 1980s.
The site is now partly the St Catherines Retail Park and, to its north, a small industrial estate.
Tags
Sidings| Nearby stations Muirton Perth Glasgow Road [Temporary] Perth Glasgow Road Perth Perth Princes Street Barnhill Signal Box Ruthven Road Almondbank Kinfauns Forgandenny Luncarty Tibbermuir Bridge of Earn [2nd] Bridge of Earn [1st] Strathord | Wallace Works (Linens) Dovecotland Oil Siding Pullars Highland House Dovecotland Goods Balhousie Junction Dovecotland Junction Perth North Goods St Leonards Iron and Engineering Works Earlsdyke Coal Depot Perth Shed [HR] Perth Central Goods Glasgow Road Junction Muirton Cold Store Tourist/other Balhousie Castle Dewer^s Bonded Warehousing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
